Edward Van De Vendel

• Apr-2009
• / General Fiction
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What do you do when you find a seven-leaf clover? Well, you give it to your best friend, of course.

Sometimes, though, best friends forget to be thoughtful in return.

As Sparklehart runs with Buck through open fields and clover patc...

• Oct-2015
• / General Fiction
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A vibrant, colorful bird wakes up in her nest, surrounded by her chicks. As she flies through the air, she brings joy and energy to all animals in the wood but with every encounter she loses a little of his color. At the end of the day she is gray an...

• Oct-2015
• / General Fiction
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A beautiful exploration of happiness and hope

Nino doesn't have a dog, but he likes to imagine that he does. His imaginary dog chases squirrels and plays in the lake with him. His imaginary dog licks the tears off Nino's face and helps Ni...

• Oct-2016
• / General Fiction
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A heartwarming story about family and belonging

When a big white dog turns up unexpectedly in their front yard, Kix and Emilia immediately want to adopt him. They name the dog Sam, and even though their parents say they can't take him in,...

• Apr-2017
• / General Fiction
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 2018 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Honor Book

The compelling sequel to A Dog Like Sam

Sam, the mysterious dog Kix met last summer, is now a part of the family. But Sam has been acting strange lately, and e...

• Sep-2020
• / General Fiction
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A Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2020"A beautiful, fully realized dreamscape." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Little Fox frolics with butterflies, scavenges for food, and searches for new friends -- despite his father's warning that danger lurks all...

• May-2022
• / Contemporary Romance
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Tycho Zeling is drifting through his life. Everything in it â€" school, friends, girls, plans for the future â€" just kind of … happens. Like a movie he presses play on, but doesn't direct.So Tycho decides to break away from everything. He flies to...

• Feb-2023
• / General Fiction
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A hopeful look at the power of imagination in the face of loneliness and disappointment.Nino doesn't have a dog, but he likes to imagine that he does. His imaginary dog chases squirrels and plays in the lake with him. His imaginary dog licks the ...

• Nov-2024
• / General Fiction
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Winner of the national book award for children's literature in the Netherlands — a sweet and tender story of a girl refugee finding a new home! Roya, her three brothers, and their parents have a new family member — Mishka, a bunny rab...